Itunes cannot sync due to lack of space on iphone, but itunes also indicates 8GB free?

So im trying to sync my phone to itunes, and it clearly says there's 7-8 gb free in the space bar on the itunes iphone window. However whenever i try and sync it tells me I need 500 mb of additional space.
Anyone come across this problem before?

I have this exact problem, but with slightly different figures. When I originally tried to install CoPilot (which is about 1.5 Gb) there was about 4 Gb free, but the install continually failed due to lack of space on the iPhone (16 Mb 3G). I had to remove a load of music to get enough space to install.
Now there's a CoPilot update and with even 3.5Gb available on the phone, I just get that same error and it won't install. I then deleted CoPilot so there was almost 5 Gb free and tried again and I think it is now OK (currently sync'ing, but very slow).
I don't think this is a CoPilot issue as many users seem to be experiencing similar problems with other apps. I think perhaps it's more likely with CoPilot because it is relatively large. But the fact remains that the iPhone seem to need more than 3 times the size of the app in order to even update it which is truly a PIA and takes a lot of messing about to get around the problem.
Anyone know of a fix to this? I guess it's really a bug and needs to be reported to iPhone feedback).

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CoPilot will not upgrade due to lack of space on iPhone

This issue is occuring on both a 3G and 3Gs phone that we own. I have read on forums outside of here that others are having the same issue. When I origally tried to install CoPilot it told me there was not enough free space to install the 1.3g app. My phone had 5gig free at that time. I uninstalled some videos to free up more space and got it to 11gig free. Still got the same message of not having enough free space. I unplugged the iphone, shut down iTunes and rebooted pc. CoPilot app then installed. After CoPilot installed I resynced movies and all was fine. Same exact thing happened on both phones. Then 2 days later CoPilot came out with an update. I ran into the same issue for the update. My 3g had 9 gig free and iTunes still said it could not install CoPilot for lack of free space. I have looked at the other forums and they say to look at the "other" section of storage on the iPhones, but both of these phones show little memory usage there. My theory is that in the code of CoPilot someone put in an extra digit in the memory requirements and instead of looking for 1.3 gig of free memory it is looking for 13gig of free memory. It is a real big hassle to delete things off of iPhone just to get an app to install.

I have this exact problem, but with slightly different figures. When I originally tried to install CoPilot (which is about 1.5 Gb) there was about 4 Gb free, but the install continually failed due to lack of space on the iPhone (16 Mb 3G). I had to remove a load of music to get enough space to install.
Now there's a CoPilot update and with even 3.5Gb available on the phone, I just get that same error and it won't install. I then deleted CoPilot so there was almost 5 Gb free and tried again and I think it is now OK (currently sync'ing, but very slow).
I don't think this is a CoPilot issue as many users seem to be experiencing similar problems with other apps. I think perhaps it's more likely with CoPilot because it is relatively large. But the fact remains that the iPhone seem to need more than 3 times the size of the app in order to even update it which is truly a PIA and takes a lot of messing about to get around the problem.
Anyone know of a fix to this? I guess it's really a bug and needs to be reported to iPhone feedback).

ITunes cannot sync... apps installed on the iPhone could not be determined.

I am trying to activate an original iPhone. I keep running into issues (partially because the rest of the world is activating 4Gs phones). I would appreciate any help that is available.
I am working on a MacBook running OSX 10.5.8. My iTunes has been updated- 10.5.
I am currently getting a message- iTunes cannot sync apps to the iPhone “MRL iphone” because the apps installed on the iPhone could not be determined. The iphone screen shows the usb cord/plug pointing to the itunes logo whether attached to a computer or not. And says slide for emergency use.
-I have restored to factory settings several times both from a previous backup and set up as new phone.
-I have even attempted to use another Mac and a family member's windows machine with similar results on all.
-I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes
-I have put the phone into the recovery mode and restored from there
-I have restarted both the computer and phone numerous times
-I have replace the SIM card with a new card from the provider
-I have received an email saying the phone was activated (and have called to verify with the service provider)
I'm sure there are other things I have tried as well that I am forgetting, as I have been at this now for about 3days. There have been times when I got nothing but a breif "accessing iTunes store" and then a white screen with the grey word iPhone in the middle. At least now I have the normal summary screen when clicking on the device. Unfortunately I am still getting an error "iTunes cannot sync apps to the iPhone “MRL iphone” because the apps installed on the iPhone could not be determined." I am not attempting to sync apps, just sync the phone to get a current/clean backup. I will want to sync the apps, just haven't been able to get that far.
By the way, prior to starting this process the iphone worked perfectly- no issues. This just seems to have become an issue when I attempted to restore to factory settings for a clean start with the new line.
This is the furthest I have been able to get in the process. I really need to get this up and running soon as I will need the phone for the work week.
Please help!

Not sure if this is a solution or not but it seemed to work for me. Simply restart your iphone.
From the iphone troubleshooting page
To restart iPhone, first turn iPhone off by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until a red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider and iPhone will turn off after a few moments.
Next, turn iPhone on by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

TS4009 i have a game stored on icloud that i cannot access due to lack of space on my ipad. can i play it in icloud or must i download it on to my ipad first

due to shortage of space I uploaded my favourite game from my ipad storage on to icloud storage. Is it possible to play the game whilst in the icloud storage or do I have to download it back on to my ipad which will require me deleting some of the other games that I have on there to make enough room for it. Thanks

You have to download it first, iCloud is a sync/storage system and not a server like a network server.
Backup your iPad then delete what you can, so you have material available if you need it later.

HT1386 After the recent iTunes my PC recognizes that I have connected my iPhone, but iTunes does not. I tried the trouble shooter; it said device not recognized. I clicked the help button as instructed and get iPod not recognized instructions. What for iP

I have not been able to sync my iPhone 5s on my PC sincethe most recent update to iTunes. My computer showsthe iPhone as connected, but iTunes does not recognize it. I tried the trouble shooter and got device not recognized. I clicked the help button beside the failed test and get iPod instructions. How do I get iPod instructions for work for an iPhone? Better, how can I get this to show iPhone instructions? (On my other computer, I had to uninstall every Apple product to get the new iTunes to work.)

You wrote: (On my other computer, I had to uninstall every Apple product to get the new iTunes to work.)
You may have to do this on this computer as well. http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5376

I cannot get itunes to sync all of my songs to my iphone. Itunes tells me that it cannot locate the files for these songs. How do I fix this?

When I attempt to sync my i phone with itunes on my computer not all of the songs make it to my phone. Itunes is telling me that it cannot find the files for these songs. How do I fix this?

Hi fishonfoot,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may want to use this article as a guide to determine if the songs are on your computer:
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
If the missing songs were purchased from the iTunes Store, see this article for the steps to download them again:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Best Regards,
Jeremy

ITunes won't update my iOS because it needs 610mb free on my iPhone - but it also shows 825mb free at the same time

I have never had much success using iTunes to manage my iPhone 5 ....it seems to hate it.
It's crazy - iTunes says it needs 610 mb free and there is 825mb free showing in the summary
On my phone it says it is a 957mb download - and needs 4.7gb of free space
Am I the only one who has these problems ?

The 610 MB number is the space it needs AFTER installation. But in order to do the installation, it needs a lot more free space. In fact, you should try to run your phone with at least 1 GB of free space at all times. The phone will be happier to install new music/apps if you do so.
But I'm sure that's not going to be easy—16 GB is very small. Since music is taking up so much space, consider buying iTunes Match. That will allow you to reduce the amount of actual stuff on your phone without losing access to any of your music.
As for deleting apps, check your phone to see which are the big offenders. Go to Settings --> Usage --> Manage Storage and you'll see how much space each app is taking. Perhaps there are one or two big ones that can be easily removed and reinstalled. Or maybe you have a lot of messages you no longer need.

ITunes cannot sync apps to the iPhone because the apps installed on the iPhone could not be determined

There are dozens of reports on this bug on the forums, and not one of the suggestions worked for me. After reading slocks post at https://discussions.apple.com/message/17157627#17157627, I noticed that iTunes did indeed back up different apps each time I quit, restarted, and re-attempted sync, and that it always failed on the same one (USA Today in my case). I deleted USA Today from my phone, quit and restarted iTunes, and synced again. iTunes reinstalledUSA Today for some reason, but the sync completed then successfully, and all subsequent syncs also complete successfully. I then noticed that the App Store was promptimg me to update USA Today, which I did fully expecting that the update would cause the problem to recurr, but it did not. So it appears a corrupt app is causing this problem, and deleting the app from your phone may resolve it.
If you are getting this error, my suggestion is to watch during the sync, and note which application is being copied when the sync fails. Delete that app from your iPhone, and try to sync again. Please post the results here. Thanks!

For me app wasn't the problem, the problem was the app needed updating. I updated all in my iPhone, but that wasn't doing it. I followed what someone else did and updated my apps "in iTunes" and it was perfect!
W Buchanan
Re: iTunes cannot sync... apps installed on the iPhone could not be determined.
Nov 21, 2011 5:40 PM (in response to jp_ofarrell)
Confirmed!
I was getting the same error message. After reading your post, I updated all my apps in iTunes. Sync worked as normal after that. Now we'll have to see if this happens again when other apps are updated.

After upgrading to iOS 5, I lost my contacts, calendar entries, and Notes on my iPhone 3GS (3 years old). How do I retrieve them? My last backup/sync to iTunes acct was Sept 18 but yesterday's backup bombed due to lack of space on my C: drive.

Yikes! After upgrading my iPhone 3GS to iOS 5, I lost my Contacts, calendar entries, and Notes (100+) on my iPhone (3 years old). How do I retrieve them? My last backup/sync to iTunes acct was Sept 18 but yesterday's backup bombed due to lack of space on my C: drive.

This happened to me too but it was really all there. Go to your calendar, click on calendar in the upper left hand corner, click on show all calendars, click done in the right upper corner. Everything should show up!!!
I was super thrilled. Hope this works for you!!

If u redeem a movie off of itunes on iphone and can't download it due to lack of space and when i go to computer to find it to download there it is not there what to do?

if u redeem a movie off of itunes on iphone and can't download it due to lack of space and when i go to computer to find it to download there it is not there what to do?

Clear space on your iPhone (go to Settings > General > Usage) and complete the download there.
If you rented the movie on your iPhone, it can only be viewed on your iPhone.

HT1364 Due to lack of space on my c drive I decided to move my music folder to the d drive. After I done this I changed my mind and put the music folder back on the c drive and now my itunes music and playlists etc. are missing. How do I get them back?

Due to lack of space on my c drive I decided to move my music folder to my d drive. After I done this I noticed all my music was gone from itunes so I decided to move the music folder back to the c drive to try fix the problem. All my music and playlists etc are still missing from itunes. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem???

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
You can also try to repair the places database with this extension:
*https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/

My iPad will not let me download an iTunes movie due to lack of space but I purchased more space and it still won't work

My iPad will not let me download an iTunes movie due to lack of space but I purchased more space and it still won't work

As stated above - purchasing more space in iCloud has nothing to do with this. You do not have enough space left on the iPad for the movie to download, you need to delete content on the device itself.
You may want to transfer purchases to iTunes and then delete some content on the device to make room.
Transfer purchases.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
This article explains how to delete content from the device
http://knowledgebase.pearsonschool.com/kmp/public_kbase.php?action=showEntry&dat a=4408
Do not delete any important content without backing up, transferring purchases or transferring files to your computer.

Download stopped due to lack of space. Later space available-download doesn't work!

Made App store purchase of Mavericks,
Download stopped due to lack of space. Later space available-download doesn't work!
Tried to download mavericks and got a message that there was insufficent space. I made space and went back to the app store, "purchases" clicked on download button on the mavericks line and nothing happened. I searched my hard drive but could not find any dmg file for it. I can't download a new iphoto till I have mavericks. help!
thanks and regards
vats3

Rentals are a one-time only download from the store. If you can't free up enough space on your phone for it then you can try the 'report a problem' link to contact iTunes Support and see if they grant you a redownload for your Mac : http://reportaproblem.apple.com
If the 'report a problem' link doesn't work then you can try contacting iTunes Support via this page : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

App won't install due to lack of space - with enough space on the phone

I try to install the navigation TomTom western Europe with size 1,6 gb. ITunes and phone says that I have 2,7GB free, but it refuse to install due to lack of space?

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ITunes cannot sync photos following Photos upgrade

Since upgrading to 10.10.3 and migrating my iPhoto database to the new Photos.app, iTunes is throwing up an error message:
iTunes cannot sync photos to the iPhone “[my iphone]” because your iPhoto Library could not be found. Open iPhoto to create or update your iPhoto Library.
My iTunes version is 12.1.2.27 (it updated yesterday) and all the rest of my software is updated to the latest versions.
I have tried rebooting and restarting iTunes and Photos many times.
My iPhone syncs new photos fine to Photos.
There is an option in iTunes to change the iTunes Media folder location, but this only affects music not photos.
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I had the same problem with my two iPads. Got same error message.. What i discovered is that once you device in connected you can go into setting. You will need to click on photos. At top of screen that opens you photo setting you will then need to click synch photos block. It will then open the lower portion of you photos settings. You can then click on circle to sync all photos or select only the albums you want synced and include videos if you wish. Once you have clicked on all desired setting you will need to click the sync button manually on bottom of that screen next to all you used and free GB space. You will get a pop up window asking if you want to erase all photos on you device. If you feel all your pictures and videos transferred over to the new photo app then you should be fine erasing all the pics on the device and now the new photo settings will sync to your device.. I hope this has been helpful to you. As it worked for me.
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Itunes cannot sync due to lack of space on iphone, but itunes also indicates 8GB free?

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